Virgin Australia B773 at Los Angeles on Feb 16th 2020, landing gear issue, smoke from landing gear
Last Update: February 18, 2020 / 15:06:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-9
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-VOZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 11 hours, then departed for the return flight VA-8 with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The airline later reported the aircraft had suffered a hydraulic issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-9
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-VOZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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